According to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, heroin abuse has reached “epidemic” levels across the country in both cities and small towns. Prominent evangelical leader Reverend Richard Cizik lost his son Richard Jr. to an overdose last year. Now he is pushing faith communities to get more involved by first acknowledging that heroin abuse is happening in their own churches. The acting director of the White House office, Michael Botticelli, also shares what role he believes faith groups can play in the crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"